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Caption: Erin Schwab, Credit: Dan Brakke
Singer Erin Schwab has been singing to the accompaniments of pianist Jay Fuchs for a long time. Their performances are audience engaging with reque...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cassandra Cole, Credit: Drew Jonell
Cassandra Cole is a local songwriter who writes pop songs reflecting sometimes hard realities. In a recent conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Cassandr...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cassandra Cole, Credit: Drew Jonell
Cassandra Cole is a local songwriter who writes pop songs reflecting sometimes hard realities. And her songs are the center of attention in her sin...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cody Steinmann, Credit: Kyndal Johnson
Cody Steinmann leads the Sightless Quartet. It’s a jazz group that that is open to influence by other contemporary genres, such as pop and metal. C...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cody Steinmann, Credit: Kyndal Johnson
Cody Steinmann leads the Sightless Quartet. It’s a jazz group that that is open to influence by other contemporary genres, such as pop and metal. C...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Pushing Chain, Credit: Grant Frashier
Pushing Chain is the duet of Adam Moe and Boyd Blomberg. They’re on stage a lot, they drive a lot, they write their own songs and put the Pushing C...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Doug Otto and Hurricane Harold, Credit: Jake Jacobson
Doug Otto and Hurricane Harold Doug Otto have a duet featuring voice with harmonica and guitar. They play the blues and Otto’s original songs that ...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Doug Otto and Hurricane Harold, Credit: Jake Jacobson
Doug Otto and Hurricane Harold have a duet featuring voice with harmonica and guitar. They play traditional blues and and Otto’s original songs tha...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: River City Jazz Orchestra, Credit: Marlene Kryder
The River City Jazz Orchestra sports 17 pieces. The number of pieces gives the group the ability to play in many moods, revisit old songs in surpri...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Fats Waller is one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, and also one of the most loved by the public. His music was at the sam...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Brian Peterson (left) and Matt Faris (right)
Brian Peterson, 31, is an artist — he designs cars for a living — who lives in Santa Ana, California. Matt Faris, 38, is a homeless musician who wo...

Bought by WEZU and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mumblin' Drew, Credit: Zoe Prinds-Flash
Mumblin’ Drew is a local guy who discovered folk music, and followed the interest. His playing is based on classic performances of American folk mu...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Mumblin' Drew, Credit:  Zoe Prinds-Flash
Mumblin’ Drew is a local guy who discovered folk music, and followed the interest. His playing is based on classic performances of American folk mu...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass music is in a constant state of evolution. Bluegrass artists are drawn to the catalog of songs by the Father of Bluegrass music, Bill Mon...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 06:44
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The banjo was not in style in the 1940s. But that situation changed a short time after the end of World War II when Earl Scruggs showcased his styl...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
You keep hearing about sticking to the melody when you play. But every player knows that there are times to build off the melody of a song or time....

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 07:35
Caption: Jana Nyberg 5, Credit: Tim Nyberg
The Jana Nyberg Five. Jana leads jazz groups, she teaches music, she leads workshops, she is experienced at multiple instruments, and of course she...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jana Nyberg 5, Credit: Tim Nyberg
The Jana Nyberg Five. Jana leads jazz groups, she teaches music, she leads workshops, she is experienced at multiple instruments, and of course she...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Do you happen to know of the Execs big band? When the group was founded in 1965, it was composed of Twin Cities business people. So the name Execs ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The leader of the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra is a guy named Craig Thrane. As is the case with many big band players, Craig was bitten by the Big Ban...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: The Labeque Sisters and John Clare, Credit: Lacy Clare
We’ll hear from two amazing sisters, Katia and Marielle Labeque, play music by Satie, Riley, Bernstein, and Philip Glass on today’s What’s New.

Bought by KMUN, KWAX, WETS, KMUN, WETS and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Paul Barry and the Ace Tones with Lila Ammons, Credit: Kent Flemmer
Paul Barry (“Berry”) is a veteran blues band leader. Among the things that he has picked up over the years is that many people like the blues. But,...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:46
Caption: Joe Kopel, Credit: Joe Kopel
Joe Kopel. If there is anybody with songwriting in his DNA, it is Joe. As a kid he would write his own lyrics to existing songs. By high school, he...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 06:25
Caption: Artwork by Warren Thomas Fenzi, Credit: Warren Thomas Fenzi
Warren Thomas Fenzi. He’s a young songwriter writes from his own experiences. Warren plays with other members of a collective, and the members back...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 08:08
Caption:  Composer Ned Rorem, Credit: Christian Steiner
We'll hear Zabur by Mohammed Fairouz and Cello Concerto by Nico Muhly, recordings with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on a special Indiana Bic...

Bought by KMUN, KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KVNO and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7